Brady Club
memories - from Freddy Shaw and Bernie
SchweitzerFreddy Shaw and Bernie Schweitzer
were kind enough to send me photos of Brady Club activities from
the 1950s (Freddy's photos), and the 1940s (Bernie's photo).
Their respective letters and photos are below.

Plaque on the entrance to what is now called the
Brady Arts Centre, Hanbury Street

From
Freddy Shaw:

Dear
Philip

Herewith
two photos of the Brady Girls Club.

The first
was a production of A Midsummer's Night Dream about 1952. Front row
2nd from left is my wife Sandra (nee Purkis) as Moth ( a star
role!). Four other fairies in the front row from the left are: 4th
Sandra Mildner, 5th Rosalind Isaacs, 6th, cousin Barbara Burbridge
and 7th Gloria Rubenstein. The other known fairy is my wife's sister
Pamela back row 1st from the left.

The other
photo was taken at a club display about 1955/6. The gymnasts forming
the pyramid on the vaulting box are Rosalind Chicksand on the left,
Pamela Purkis on the right and Barbara Burbridge on the top.

Brady
shows and displays were taken very seriously and were well presented
to enthusiastic audiences - kvelling mums and dads of course!

Regards, Freddy Shaw

A Midsummer's Night's Dream circa 1952

Gymnastic display circa 1956

From Bernie Schweitzer:

Hi Phil,

Your most interesting site brought back memories
.......I was born in Hackney in 1929.

I was a member of Brady Boys Club and I have attached
a photo of our Concert Party (circa mid 1940's), where we put on
shows for members. I cannot remember all the names but will
list those that I do.